The countdown has begun! I will guide you through my watch flipping journey. One by one. From the first to the last. What made me buy it? What made me sell it? Over 400 watches has come and gone during the years. Instead of boring you with too much technical details I will try to focus on giving you my thoughts and refelections and at the same time trying to add a personal touch to my journey by sharing some moments when the watches has accompanied me through life. Read and enjoy!

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2016-09-15

No 220 - Certina DS Multi-8 Carbon

Multifunction watches, you got
to love them! I just couldn’t resist this PVD Multi-8 when I found it to a good
deal back in March 2014. I knew right away it was going to feel too big with its 42mm and lack of
bezel ring so this was strictly a test run and it was quickly sold after a few days.
My biggest problem though wasn’t the size but the awful looking carbon style
strap. I just can’t stand the look of that pattern. My favorite feature was the
rather unusual display of week; a phenomenon not commonly used by many others except for a few European and Asian countries. This great feature was
also used by Sjöö Sandström in their Skydiver watch (which I have had of course!) which is an awesome multifunction watch but more about that one later.

#220 - The Certina DS Multi-8 Carbon, ref. C020.419.16.052.00.

Nice blue lume and backlight. And the display of week was incredibly convenient for a Swede like myself.

The Certina
Multi-8 is a great watch feature-wise but I find its aesthetical appeal to be quite boring. One detail I found extra disappointing was the PVD-coating they used for
this model. The watch I got a hold of was quite new but already had some
scratches in the surface of the coating so I highly doubt the material they use is holding up
to any Sinn standards.